Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 117 | 93 | 140 | 160 | 145 | 120 | 100 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.11m | 6:31PM1.91m | 6:47AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.98m | 7:36AM1.33m | 8:03PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.37m | 11:35AM0.20m | 1:13AM0.27m | 12:33PM0.13m | 1:56AM0.19m | 1:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 117 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 145 | 120 | 100 | 76 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 56 | 42 | 22 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NE 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 47 | 51 | 86 | 140 | 160 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
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